RAMILTIBAYAN/CC BY-SA 4.0/WIKIMEDIA COMMONSThe National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board has approved a plan to build a P6-billion Cancer Center in the Philippine capital — the first public-private partnership (PPP) under the Marcos government, according to the presidential palace. “It

DSWD REX GATCHALIAN OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGENewly appointed Social Welfare Secretary Rexlon T. Gatchalian on Thursday vowed to fix logistical issues affecting the government’s aid distribution, which he said should be further decentralized.  The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) would

Senior citizens wait for their turn at a COVID vaccination site in Mandaluyong in May 2021. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASA bill that seeks to set up a nutrition program for the elderly has been filed at the Senate. Senate Bill 1799

PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANA BILL that seeks to waive fees for civil service and professional licensure examinations for poor Filipinos has been filed at the Senate. Senate Bill 1323 or the Free Professional Examinations Act aims to help poor Filipinos find jobs

PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSCongressmen who filed separate bills seeking to prevent teenage pregnancy on Thursday pushed access of teenagers at least 16 years old to contraceptives without parental consent. “If we treat them as beings who can decide [for themselves], then